SanTan Brewing Co. this week announced plans to more than triple its space to meet growing demand for its beer.

The new 35,000-square-foot facility, under construction at 495 E. Warner Road in Chandler, will serve primarily as a warehouse and production center. SanTan is investing $6 million into development of the facility, which will open by March 1 and create 25 jobs within the first year. It will incorporate a 50-barrel brewhouse system, which will have the capacity to brew and can more than 500,000 cases of beer per year.

The Chandler-based brewery has experienced more than 100 percent annual growth for the past three years, and anticipates similar growth in the following two years.

SanTan owner and head brewer Anthony Canecchia said the brewer has been searching for the right spot for a new facility for more than two years. It recently built a $4 million addition onto its existing facility 2 miles south of the new site, bumping it up to 10,000 square feet.

By moving the company’s large volume of production to the new location, SanTan brewers will have more creative freedom to brew small batches, limited releases and specialty beers at what they’ve dubbed the SanTan Laboratory.

“The new brewery will allow us to expand our quality control lab to ensure that our craft beer is always the highest quality and consistent,” Canecchia said.

SanTan has been canning its four core brews — Devil’s Ale, HefeWeizen Wheat, Epicenter Amber Ale and HopShock IPA — for two years, and recently became the first brewery in Arizona to can its seasonal offerings rather than bottle them.

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